George Perris

Georges Perris Georges Perris est n� � Ath�nes en 1983 de p�re grec et de m�re fran�aise, l’ �crivain Jo�lle Lopinot. Sa famille lui a inculqu� une culture tant fran�aise que grecque. Il est entr� � l’universit� d’Ath�nes en Lettres Grecques o� il poursuit toujours ses �tudes. D�termin� d�s l’�ge de quatre ans � devenir chanteur, il a consacr� sa jeunesse � l’�tude de la musique en prenant des cours de piano, de solf�ge, d’harmonie et th�orie. Il a commenc� � se produire dans divers spectacles (bars, concours, f�tes scolaires) d�s 14 ans. A l’ �ge de 18 ans, il a la chance de rencontrer Mimis Plessas, c�l�bre compositeur grec, qui le prend sous son aile et lui offre l’occasion de se produire aupr�s de grands interpr�tes dans toute la Gr�ce ainsi qu’a Chypre. Quelques temps apr�s, il fait la connaissance de son futur producteur et de cette rencontre naitra son premier disque (Kainourgia mou mera) produit par EMI. Disque �crit par le c�l�bre compositeur Stefanos Korkolis (pianiste personnel de Dulce Pontes et compositeur de nombreuses de ses chansons) et Mimis Plessas. Dans cet album, Georges Perris fait �galement une reprise du titre “Caravane” de Rapha�l. Ensuite il part en tourn�e dans toute la Gr�ce en collaboration avec plusieurs artistes c�l�bres de son pays. En juillet-ao�t 2006 il participe � la tourn�e de jazz de Mimis Plessas, d’o� sa participation dans l’album ‘Mimis Plessas & the jazz quartet live’ o� il interpr�te ‘Et maintenant’ de Gilbert B�caud. Ce m�me �t�, il fait aussi partie de la tourn�e d’�t� du t�nor de renomm�e internationale Mario Frangoulis dans toute la Gr�ce et � Chypre. Dans les mois qui suivent, Georges Perris se pr�sente dans les salles les plus prestigieuses de son pays comme le fameux ‘Megaron Moussikis’ et en m�me temps il pr�pare ses premiers spectacles en solo (15 concerts au music-hall ‘Stavros tou notou’ � Ath�nes). 2008 a �t� une grande ann�e pour Perris. Invit� par Mario Frangoulis, il a particip� au 1er Athens Arena International Festival qui a eu lieu dans la salle prestigieuse ‘Athens Arena Music Hall’. Pendant cette s�rie de 8 spectacles, Georges s’est produit sur sc�ne aux c�t�s de quelques artistes de renomm�e internationale comme Lara Fabian, Lucio Dalla, Justin Hayward, Madeleine Peyroux, Alessandro Safina, Frances Ruffelle, Steve Balsamo, Deborah Myers. Ces spectacles ont �t� enregistr�s et lanc�s dans deux CD: "Mario Frangoulis & friends 1… What a wonderful world" et "Mario Frangoulis & friends 2… It makes the world go round" qui ont obtenu tous deux des disques de platine. En m�me temps, son deuxi�me album est lanc� par SONY BMG Greece. ‘Perno anasa’ comprend 11 titres. Cet album particulier et tr�s personnel dont George a compos� la majorit� des titres, paroles et musique, lui a permis de prouver qu’il n’est pas seulement un chanteur talentueux mais aussi un compositeur et parolier exceptionnel. 2009 a fort bien commenc� avec 2 concerts � guichets ferm�s au th��tre Rialto, � Chypre, qu’il a d�di�s � la chanson fran�aise. Il a aussi chant� pour la premi�re fois � Londres, au Cadogan Hall avec l'orchestre symphonique d'Oxford. Au printemps, George Perris a �t� invit� � faire 2 spectacles en solo � Boston: ''George Perris : Greece, A musical journ�e'' au Stuart Street Playhouse, il a �galement donne un concert international au fameux Ryles Jazz Club o� il a chant� en Anglais, Fran�ais, Grec, Espagnol et Portugais ce qui lui a permis de conqu�rir son premier public am�ricain. Pendant l'�t�, il a particip� � trois concerts � Chypre d�di�s au c�l�bre compositeur grec de renomm�e internationale Manos Hadjidakis au th��tre antique Curium de Limassol. Ensuite il s'est produit en Turquie, � Istanbul, Bodrum et Izmir comme invit� sp�cial de Mario Frangoulis. En septembre, Lara Fabian invite Perris � faire la premi�re partie de sa tourn�e 2009-2010 dans toute l'Europe. George se produit pour 2 soir�es cons�cutives au fameux Z�nith de Paris devant 8.000 spectateurs. Pour 2010, George pr�pare une s�rie de spectacles en Gr�ce et a Chypre consacr�s au cin�ma grec et international. En m�me temps, il pr�pare son premier album francophone avec des titres �crits pour lui par quelques uns des plus grands noms de la chanson fran�aise et qu�b�coise, ainsi que son troisi�me album grec. Comme George dit, ''la musique est pour moi un arc-en-ciel. Elle n'a ni nationalit�, ni barri�res, ni fronti�res. Elle a son propre langage: la langue de l'amour, de la libert�, mais surtout de l'espoir.''



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George Perris was born in Athens in 1983, his father is Greek and mother is French. In addition to launching his music career, he is working on his third CD while studying ancient Greek literature at the University of Athens. At a very early age, Perris decided he wanted to become a singer, and began studying piano. From the age of 14, he began to seriously pursue performing, and at age 18, the famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas discovered his talent, and invited him to tour all over Greece and Cyprus. His first solo album "My New Day" (EMI) was released shortly thereafter, featuring compositions by the famous Stefanos Korkolis, and a Greek version of “Caravane”, Raphael’s major European hit, and in the summer of 2006, Perris joined the international tenor Mario Frangoulis on a tour throughout Greece. He continued to perform jazz with Mimis Plessas which led to his participation on the album "Mimis Plessas & The Jazz Quartet''. Perris has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in Greece and Cyprus (Megaron Mousikis, Red, House of Art, Stavros Tou Notou, Zoom). 2008 was a big year for Perris. He participated as a featured artist at the Athens Arena International Music Festival sponsored and hosted by Mario Frangoulis, singing duets and appearing with many important international artists such as Lara Fabian, Lucio Dalla, Justin Hayward, Madeleine Peyroux, and Frances Ruffelle. These performances were recorded and released in late 2008 and early 2009 in a series of two CDs entitled, “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 1. What a Wonderful World” and “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 2. It Makes the World Go Round” to great acclaim. At the same time, his second album, "Perno Anasa" ("I Take A Breath") was released by SonyBMG. This album was especially important and personal as Perris wrote most of the songs, establishing himself not only as a talented singer, but also as a songwriter with great promise. 2009 got off to a great start with two sold-out concerts in Cyprus dedicated to French Song at the Rialto theatre. He also appeared for the first time in London at Cadogan Hall with Oxford’s Philomusica. In the late spring, Perris was invited by The Greek Institute in Boston, U.S.A. to present two solo performances: “George Perris: Greece, A Musical Journey” at the Stuart Street Play- house in Boston; and “George Perris” for an international show at the world-famous Ryles Jazz Club where he sang in English, French, Greek, Spanish and Portugese, taking his audience by storm. In the summer of 2009, George participated in three concerts in Cyprus dedicated to the world-acclaimed Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis at the ancient Kourio theatre in Lemesou. This was followed by a series of concerts in Istanbul, Bodrum and Izmir as a special guest of Mario Frangoulis. 2009-2010 held great promise for George Perris. As a result of his stellar performances and duets with Lara Fabian in the Athens Arena International Music Festival in 2008, she invited him to perform as a guest artist on her European tour. Perris performed at the Zenith theatre in Paris in front of an audience of 10.000 people and in Belgium to great acclaim. Attendees included Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour who lauded the young artist for his powerful debut performance on the international stage. Perris ended 2009 with a solo concert in St.-Petersburg, Russia.
Following these successful performances, Perris was the first artist of his generation to ever be featured in the most prestigious publications and national newspapers in Greece.
Other new projects for 2010 include a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus featuring songs from Greek and international cinema as well as 2 concerts in Kiev with the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and St-Petersburg with the St-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is preparing his first solo album in French which will be released in Canada and France. This album will be a breakthrough project for Perris with songs written for him by some of the biggest names in French discography. He will also begin work on his third Greek album. As George says, “Music, for me, is like a beautiful rainbow with many colors. it knows no nationalities, no barriers, no frontiers. Because music has its own language: the language of love, of freedom, of the dream, but above all, of hope.”



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